Hog-trap.



H. S. FLBAGLE. BOG TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1911.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

H. S. FLEAGLE.

. BOG TRAP.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 12, 1911.

Patented Nov. 18` 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 earns `HARRY s.v Erinnern, or rennen, town.

Specification of Letters Patent.

@PfATENT` FFME i HUG-TRAP.

Patented Nov. 18,1913.

Application filed June 12, 1911. Serial No. 632,767.

To all whom t may concern .f

Be it known that I, HARRY S. FLEAGLE, acitizen of the United States, residing `at Farrar, county of Polk, State" of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Hog-Trap,

of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide' a trap for holding hogs or other animals securely and in a suitable position for putting` rings in their noses or for castratmgthem.

arrangement and conibination of the vario-us;

. parts of the device, whereby the objects con-` 2.0

templated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims' and illustratedV in the accompanyingdraw-I` ings, in whichv .Figure 1 Vshowsa central, vertical, s`ec-Y tional View through a'hog` trap embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows an end View grotatably lmounted a roch bar 28 which is rotatably mounted in the frame of the trap .and extends to the rear end thereof. Se- Y cured to the rock bar23 is an upwardly eX- .tending arm 29 t'o which is pivoted a linlrA Y30. The lin-k 30 is pivotally secured to the f member 15'. bar 28, the arm 29, the link 30 and the memof the same taken from thefront. Figf3 shows a top or planV view of the said trap.,- Fig`. 4 shows a detail View of part of the der vice, and Fig. 5 shows another detail view of the same part. Y

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to= indicate the` uprights forming the corners o-f the traprwhich is made in the shape of a rectangular box.V The top 13, thebottom'.` 12 and the sides may be made solid or of! slats or bars 11, spaced apart from eachy other and secured to the uprights 10, and toi cross pieces 20, 16 and 21, as shown in Figs.- 1 and p The frontend of the trap iscomposed ofi two Vupright Vmembers 141@ and 15 substan-y tially equal inwidth.V The combined width` of the members 14 15 is approximately equal to the widthof the trap. The mem-f bers 14 and 15 are'co'nstructed lwit-h openings on their inner edges which register' with each other and are designed to receive and hold the neck of an animal in the trap.I The member 14 is firmly secured to the cross pieces 16 and 21 which extend. across the trap at the upper and lower parts respectively of the front end thereof. The member 15 is pivotally secured to the frame of the trap by means of the bolt 23 at the lower outside corner of said member l5. A reini. forcing strip 22 extends along the lower" part of the frontofthe trap on t-he outside- `and 1s secured to the member 14: andthe cross piece 21 by meansof bolts 24. A similar reinforcing strip 17 extends across the A upper portion of the front end of the trap.

The cross mem-ber 16 and the reinforcing strip 17 extend laterally from the tra-p to form a brace for the member 15 when the latter is in its open position as hereinafter explained A vbrace 18 extends from the outer end ofthe cross member 16 rearwardly and toward the frame of the trap to which it is secured by a bolt 26. The member 15 moves freely on the bolt 23 between they cross member 16 and' the reinforcing strip 117 and between the cross member V21 and the reinforcing strip 22 and is designed to swing laterally from the trap to enlarge the i opening for the head ofl an animal as clearly shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. The `outer ends of the upper cross piece 17 and thelcross pieces 16 are braced as heretofore Y described.`

Near the outer edge of the member 14 is The arrangement of. the rock ber 15 is such that the rot-ation of the rock bar; 28 moves the member 15 laterally from i the trap to the position shown by the dotted i lines in Fig. 2. At the rear end ofthe trap adjacent to the rock bar 28l is a sector 31.

Securedto the end of the rock bar 2S is ar i lever arm 32. livote'd to the upperend of 4. the'lever arm is an ordinary bell cranklever 533 which is pivoted to the rod 34h,v the head Vof which is designed to engage notches on the sector 31. The spring 35 normally holds the rod 34: in engagement with the sector 31. f The lever and means for securing the same in various positions of its movement just described, are of ordinary construc-v tion.y 0n each side thereof, arms 36 are pivoted to the frame near the front end at A 4 points spaced apartfromthe bottom of the Y trap., These Varms normally extend rear wardly and downwardly, as shown in Fig.` 1. At the rear end of the trap, the arms 36 are received'in loops 37 which are secured in Fig. 1.Y

to the frame and limit the upward and downward movement of the rear end of the arms 36. Secured to the frame adjacent to the rear ends of the arms 36, are toothed bars 38. Pivotally secured tothe arms 36 adjacent to the bars 38, are pawls 39 which are spring actuated to hold said pawls in normal engagement with' said toothed bars. The lower edges of the arms 36 are constructed with notches, as shown Upon each of the arms 36 is slidingly mounted a sleeve 40 which is substantially U shaped in cross section, as shown in Figs. 5 and 4. A pawl 41 is pivoted in the sleeve 40, and is held in yielding engagement with the notches of the arms 36 by means of a spring 42. The sleeve 40 is constructed with a slot 43 in which Vis received a strap 44, on which is a suitable buckle.

It will be observed that many changes may be made in the details of construction of my device without aiecting its essential purpose or functions. It is usually advisable to have a top on the trap although it may be used without one. I prefer a suitable door at the rear end, but no door is shown in the drawing.

In practical operation, the animal is driven into the trap from the rear end and the rear end is closed by a suitable door or other means. By means of the lever 32 and its accompanying mechanism, the front member 15 may be moved laterally to the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the animal can be urged forward until his neck is received between the members V14 and 15. The member 15 is then drawn to its closed position and secured in said position by the mechanism heretofore described. The animal will thus be tightly held. Straps 44 may be secured around the hind legs which may then be held in any desired position.

The sleeve 40 may be moved toward the front of the trap whenever desired, and may be locked in position by means of the spring actuated pawl. In this way the trap is adapted for the sizes of various animals. If desired the hind quarters of the animal may be lifted wholly from the ground by raising the arms 36 and securing them in their raised positions by means of the pawls 39 and the toothed barsr 38. When itl is desired to release the animal, the straps 44 can be unbuckled and the sleeve 40 moved rearwardly by releasing the pawl 41.

The advantages of my improved trap are obvious. When it is used, the animal can be driven in and firmly held in any desired position. The trap is adjustable for use with animals of differentl sizes, and may be used for a variety of purposes. @ne special advantage is that one person can use it in performing various operations which would otherwise require an assistant.

I claimA as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a frame comprising side members, front members, one of said frontmembers being capable of movement for securing the neck of an animal between said front members, levers pivoted on each side of the machine near the front end of said device at points above the bottom of said device, means for adjustably securing the rear ends of either of said levers in various positions of their upward and downward movement for raising or lowering one leg or side of the animal independent of the other leg or side.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame comprising side members, front members, one of said front members being capable of movement for securing the neck `'of an animal between said front members, levers pivoted on each side of the machine near theV front end of said device at points above the bottom of said device, means for adjustably securing the rear ends of either of said levers in various positions of their upward and downward movement for raising or lowering one leg or side of the animal independent of the other leg or side, means slidably mounted on each of said levers capable of being locked to prevent rearward movement thereof and means for securing the leg of an animal to each of said last named means.

3. In a device of the class described, a

frame comprising side members, front mem- 100 bers, one of said front members Ybeing capable of movement for securing the neck of an animal between said front members, leverspivoted on each side of the machine near the frontend of said device at points 105 above the bottom of said device, means for adjustably securing the rear ends of either of said levers in various positions of their upward and downward movement for raising or lowering one leg or side of the Vani- 110 Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

